November 04, 2013, 2:01PM

As mentioned in the Sampling History column of October 31, The Valentine Delmas house, according to several sources, was built in 1812. It was one story. A 1937 report described it in "poor" condition and stated it was "one of the oldest houses in the state." The house vanished sometime after 1940, Here is a photo of the house from...

October 23, 2013, 4:06PM

This is apparently the same home as shown in the painting accompanying the Sampling History article on October 23, 2013. The notation on the back of this postcard identifies the home as being the "Frank Warren Residence on East Beach Boulevard" The Sampling History story is on the Chastant-Fuselier home, which also stood on Beach Blvd, although the caption does...

August 17, 2013, 11:27AM

From "sampling History " column of August 14, 2013 : "May 3, 1889, p. 3, col. 4 --- "On Sunday night the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Rabby died after a short illness and was interred Monday in the Krebs Cemetery at Scranton." Here is an old postcard image of the Krebs Cemetery, from around that same time

August 12, 2012, 10:53PM

July 15, 2012, 2:44PM

this is to go with the Sampling History column from May 6 about the railroad exhibit. This is the L&N Hummingbird arriving in Ocean Springs from Biloxi. I don't know which postcard is older. Both Hummingbirds on shown on the same bridge. I was told that this locomotive is an E7, while the one on the other card is an...

July 15, 2012, 2:41PM

This is the Evangeline Restaurant formerly on Telephone Road in Pascagoula. It is in reference to the Sampling History column which ran on April 8, 2012. I believe that this is the more recent image of the two. An old postcard from the early to mid 1950s, by the horse ride and scale that gives your weight and fortune, located...

July 15, 2012, 2:38PM

This is the Evangeline Restaurant formerly on Telephone Road in Pascagoula. It is in reference to the Sampling History column which ran on April 8, 2012. I believe that this is the older image of the two. An old postcard from the late 1940s /early1950s.

June 17, 2012, 1:24PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," Iam sharing several old postcard images of Moss Point. This is a "newer" image, likely from the 1940s, of Lovers Lane, some readers may know exactly where this is

June 17, 2012, 1:15PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," I am sharing several old post card images of Moss Point, here is the same scene, taken from the same spot on Main Street, in 1900.

June 17, 2012, 1:15PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," I am sharing several old post card images of Moss Point, here is the same scene, taken from the same sopt on Main Street, in 1900.

June 17, 2012, 1:11PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," I am sharing sevaral old postcard images of Moss Point, here is a popular card showing Main Street in the early 1960s.

June 17, 2012, 1:07PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," I am sharing several old postcard images of MOss Point from over a century ago, this is one of a house boat on the river.

June 17, 2012, 1:04PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," I am sharing several old postcard images from Moss Point of over a century ago. This is of the paper mill, note the horse drawn wagon at the loading dock.

June 17, 2012, 1:00PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," I am sharing several ols postcard images of Moss Point form over a century ago. This one is of wooden ships (barks) at the Dantzler Lumber Company.

June 17, 2012, 12:56PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," I am sharing several old postcard images of Moss Point from over a century ago, This is one of wooden ships loading at the Dantzler Lumber Company.

June 17, 2012, 12:53PM

In Honor of this week's Sampling History column, on the book "A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point," I am sharing several old post card images from Moss Point of over a century ago. This one is of the ships loading at the Dantzler Lumber Company.